# Accident 19970705016819A: Cessna 170B, Bend, OR, July 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1997, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Sunriver Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0705° N, 121.2509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0705&lon=-121.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37RA-1997-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705016819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOOK OFF WITHOUT USING 1000FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. TURNED DOWNWIND. UNABLE CLIMB STRUCK TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA97LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA161), Jul 5, 1997: Cessna 170B (N37RA), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain a proper climb rate. High density altitude and the pilot's failure to use all of the available runway were factors.

## Other reports on N37RA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950701027529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701027529I), Jul 1, 1995: Cessna 170B (N37RA), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. CFI trying to show student the operation lost directional control on landing. Ground looped.
- [Accident 19860608022039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608022039A), Jun 8, 1986: Cessna 170B (N37RA), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain directional control on takeoff. Pilot reported gusty winds not observed by weather service.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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